Dot Records
Dot Records, founded 1950: jazz artists and albums on the label.
Artists on Dot Records
Lalo Schifrin
1932–2025 · Argentine-American composer (1932–2025)
Louis Prima
1910–1978 · American musician (1910–1978)
Marian McPartland
1918–2013 · British pianist, composer, writer and radio host (1918–2013)
The Andrews Sisters
1925– · American close harmony singing group
Harry James
1916–1983 · American trumpeter, big band leader (1916-1983)
Keely Smith
1928–2017 · American singer (1928-2017)
The Mills Brothers
1925– · American jazz and pop vocal quartet (1923-1981)
Lonnie Donegan
1931–2002 · Scottish-born skiffle musician (1931–2002)
Jo Stafford
1917–2008 · American singer (1917–2008)
Luiz Bonfá
1922–2001 · Brazilian musician (1922–2001)
Lawrence Welk
1903–1992 · American musician, bandleader, and impresario (1903–1992)
Paul Horn
1930–2014 · American flautist in jazz and New Age music (1930-2014)
Ray McKinley
1910–1995 · American jazz drummer, singer, and bandleader (1910-1995)
John Serry Sr.
1915–2003 · American concert accordionist, arranger, and composer…
Label profile
American record label founded around 1950 by Randy Wood and Gene Nobles in Gallatin, Tennessee; also appears as "Dot" only.
Label Code: LC 0184 / LC 00184
For all unofficial/bootleg releases of this label, please use Dot Records (2).
For related companies, see Dot Records, Inc., Famous Music Corporation/Paramount Pictures Corporation, MCA Records, Inc.
Dot Records was sold to Paramount Pictures in 1957 (and adopted a version of the Paramount logo, which it used on 45 RPM single sleeves and album covers; the company had relocated to Hollywood by 1956). Gulf+Western Industries bought Paramount in 1968, placed its operation under its Famous Music publishing unit and changed the Dot label design. The G+W-era Paramount logo started appearing on Dot albums about at record number DLP-25852. The back catalog to date was deleted once the Famous Music administration began. Dot reissues subsequently appeared on the Paramount Records and Famous Records labels. Gulf+Western sold its record operation to ABC in late 1973, which absorbed the catalog and labels into ABC Dunhill Records.
Early in 1974, Dot Records was renamed ABC Dot and became the country music unit of ABC Records. The new DOSD-2
Profile from Discogs (CC0)